Window shade



Aug 5, 1924. 1,503,700

T. J. MOORE WINDOW SHADE Filed Aug. 5 3.92.1 2 Sheets-Sheet l PatentedAug. 5, 1924.

THOMAS JEFFERSON MOORE, OF LONGVEW, TEXAS.

WINDOW SHADE.

Application filed August 5, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THoMAs J. Moons, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Longview, in the county of Gregg and State of Texas, haveinventedcertain new and useful improvements in Window Shades, of whichthe following is a specification: i

The present invention relates in 4general to window shades, and moreparticularly to an improved window shade adjuster.

The object of the invention is to provide .device of this characterwhich permits of the ready and easy adjustment 'of the window shade as aVwhole and obviates the necessity of frequent `adjustments of the shadeon its roller thereby relieving the shade of wear and endowing it withlonger life, which suspends the shade so that yit hangs freely andcorrectly while constraining it from partaking of excessive movementunder the influence of the wind, which is noiseless in operation, andwhich is of extremely simple and durable construction, reliable inoperation and easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, illustrating an embodiment of theinvention;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the shade hanger utilized withboth embodiments of the invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in perspective, illustrating in detailthe eyes of the frame;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail View in side elevation, illustratingthe suspension;

Figures 6 and 7 are fragmentary end views illustrating the constructionof the brackets for the shade roller; and

Figure 8 is a view in elevation of a slightly modified form.

Referring tothe drawings wherein for the sake of illustration are shownthe preferred embodiments of the invention, and more especially toFigures 1 to 5, the numeral 10 designates a frame constructed cfa singlepiece of resilient wire or from a light Serial No. 490,010.

resilient rod and including a cross bar 11 secured by fastening means 12to the window frame. At the ends of the cross bar the `rod or wire isbent to form outwardly ex- Vbeyond the eyes let the wire or rod isextended vertically downwardly in parallel spaced relation to the windowframe to provide slides or guides 15. The lower ends of the wire or rodare offset or inclined inwardly and are provided at their extremitieswith sockets 16 which lie flatragainst the window and cooperate withfastening means 17 to secure the lower ends of the frame in position.

A slide hanger designated generally at 20 is mounted on the frame 10 andis constructed of a single piece of resilient wire or light resilientrod which includes a cross bar 21 extending across the window andbetween the guides 15, angle arms 22 formed at the ends of the cross barand embracing the guides and depending bracket 23 carried by the angulararms 22 and integral therewith. The angular arms each include a portion22EL extending at right angles to the cross bar 21 and a portion 22bextending parallel to the cross bar.

A window shade 25 of conventional or any desired construction is carriedby the slide hanger and includes a squared stud 2G at.. one end of theshade roller and received on a squared seat 23?- formed on one of thebrackets l23 and a round stud 27 at the other end of the shade rolleroperating in a round seal or bearing 23b formed on the other bracket 23asshown in Figures 6 and 7.

Flexible elements, such as cords 30, are provided for controlling theslide hanger. Both cords are extended through one of the eyes 14 and oneof the cords is then extended downwardly for connection with theadjacent bracket 23 and the other cord is then extended across to andthrough the other eye 111 and is then extended downwardly for connectionwith the other bracket 23. The free ends of both cords hang by thewindow frame within convenient reach of the operator and may be tied orconnected with the keeper 31 for securing the slide hanger in adjustedposition.

@ne of the important features of the present invention resides in theconnection of the cords to the slide hanger. As shown in Figure 5 thecord 30 extends down behind the cross bar 21 of the slide hanger that isbetween the cross bar and the window frame and then under the cross barand over to the bracket 23 to which it is connected, as at 35. In thismanner the cross bar 2l is ful-l crumed on the cord, as at 36, and inview of the connection the weight of the shade produces a moment offorce which acts to swing the slide hanger to position to cause thecurtain to hang vertically and correctly with the pawls 2bL of the shaderoller in position to fall byV gravity into their seats. It is to beunderstood in this connection that a serious disadvantage inherent inall types of adjustable window shades heretofore proposed has been thatthe weight of the curtain is eective to cant the shade roller and itshanger thus throwing the pawls into such position as to render theminoperative and tending to bind the shade hangersv in their guides.

In Figure 8 there is shown an embodiment of the invention in allrespects identical with the foregoing embodiment except that it isadapted for use Where the window shade is wider than the window framewithout the necessity of blocking up. In this embodiment the frame isdesignated at 40, the cross bar 4l being slightly wider than the windowframe so that the slide rods 42 extend along the outside ofthe windowframe as shown in the'drawings, the lower ends of the guide or slide rodbeing bent inwardly as at 48, and secured to the frame as at 44. 'Iheslide hanger is designated at 45 and supports the window shade in thesame manner as the slide lhanger above described and differs only inthat it is made slightly larger to correspond to the frame. The slidehanger is suspended and controlled as in the other form.

In Figure 3 the frameis shown bent or folded up so as to be susceptibleof being compactly packaged or crated for shipment.

I claim:

l. In a device of the character described, a frame Vincluding a crossbar, outwardly extending arms at the ends of the cross bar, coils at'the ends of the arms presenting guide eyes, and depending slide rodsextending from the coils and having offset ends provided with socketsadapted to coact with fastening means, a slide hanger adjustably mountedon the frame and including a cross bar extending between and slightlybeyond the slide rods of the frame, angular arms at the ends of the lastmentioned cross bar and embracing the slide rods, and brackets dependingfrom the angular arms, and sus-` pension means including flexible cordstrained through the guide eyes andextended down around and beneathv thecross bar of the hanger and connected with the brackets of the slidehanger portions ofthe cords Y which engagel the cross .bars providing afulcrum for the slide hanger. Y 7

2. In a device of the'character described, a frame constructed of asingle piece of metal and Vincluding a cross bar7 outwardly Y -Yextending arms at theends vof the cross bar, Y

coils at the Vends of the arms presenting guide eyes and depending sliderods extending from the coils and having .offset ends,

and a slide hanger constructed of a single piece of metal and adjustablymounted on Y the frame and including a cross bar extend-1 ing betweenVand slightly beyondV the slide rods, angular arms at the ends of the VYlast-mentionedrcross bar and embracing the slide rod andbracketsvdepending from the angular arms. Y

3. In a device'of the characterdescribed,V

